Hawkesbury City Eisteddfod

24/09/2026

Congratulations to Daniel, who performed in this year’s Hawkesbury City Eisteddfod. We can’t wait to watch as you develop even further as a musician!

Nine-year-old Hills student Daniel Bang is making waves on the cello, having won top awards from Sydney to London and New York. He will continue competing locally next year and is scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall in 2027. 🎻

Link in the comments ⤵

14/09/2026

Our Eisteddfod would not be possible without the support of our committee and volunteers. Our committee organise and run the Eisteddfod year after year with no remuneration, on top of regular work and family commitments. Our volunteers assist with the running of the Eisteddfod, helping us keep everything running smoothly.

Here are some photos of our committee members and volunteers with some of our adjudicators. We unfortunately didn't get photos of everyone, but everyone who contributed is equally appreciated.

Please give everyone a round of applause!

11/09/2026

***DANCE TROUPES***

Our final competition day featured the dance troupes! We were so impressed with how beautifully kind, considerate and supportive all of the troupes and their entourages were. It was such a positive day with some outstanding dancing and lots of fun!

Alyssa Le Brocq, our adjudicator was so happy to be part of our Eisteddfod and appreciated the warm atmosphere.

Thank you to the dance schools who provided photos from the day. Well done to all the competitors!

Alyssa Le Brocq

09/09/2026

***SPEECH***

Our final day of Speech competition saw the 13 years, 14 years, 14 and under sections, 15 and over sections, and both Junior and Senior Championships.

Rachel Hennessy and Paul March split the day between them with adjudication duties, and were most impressed with the standard of entrants in these age groups.

Well done, all!

06/09/2026

***SPEECH***

The Saturday of our second weekend of Speech sections featured our 11 years, 12 years and 12 years and under sections, with some fabulous performances from a very strong field of entrants. Paul March, our adjudicator for this day was quite impressed with their efforts!

03/09/2026

Sabina Turner was on the teaching staff at Pymble Ladies’ College for over 30 years, including 20 years as the Director of Music at the College and more recently until her retirement in 2022, as the Director of all Co-Curricular Performing Arts, overseeing not only Music but also Dance, Drama and Language Arts. While Music and Choirs have been her main passion, her experience and knowledge also extend to other genres of the Performing Arts in many forms.

Her tertiary training was undertaken at Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide, majoring in music education, voice and conducting while also teaching at Pembroke School. Her performance studies included piano, voice and pipe organ.
Sabina has over 37 years teaching experience in both primary and secondary schools, not only in classroom music from Kindergarten to HSC level, but in other areas of the performing arts as well. She is also an experienced HSC Marker in all courses. Although choral music has been her speciality, Sabina has directed many diverse instrumental ensembles, chamber music groups and large orchestras.
Sabina also has extensive experience as an adjudicator for eisteddfods, music festivals and scholarship and performance competitions.

03/09/2026

We are so thrilled to have welcomed Richard back to the Hawkesbury Eisteddfod. He has given so much over the years, including adjudicating some of our board members when they were young and competing themselves!
Richard Morphew is a highly respected adjudicator, author, music educator, performer and examiner. Richard was a lecturer in music and music education at The University of New South Wales specialising in choral, vocal and keyboard studies. For over fifty years Richard has taught singing and piano and has performed in both these disciplines on national radio and television. He was founder and director of The Jeroun Singers of Sydney, a chamber choral ensemble which made regular broadcasts on ABC radio and television, and he has also been musical director for numerous operatic and musical theatre productions. Richard has conducting piano, vocal and choral workshops in country centres in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales for the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, AMEB and Music Teachers’ Association of New South Wales. Richard is respected internationally in the field of vocal and instrumental pedagogy and has presented papers relating to his research at international conferences in England and America. He has also been guest lecturer at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and at The Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

02/09/2026

The Hawkesbury City Eisteddfod is putting on a Gala Concert and Awards Presentation Night this Saturday at the Windsor Function Centre from 7pm-9pm.

We are showcasing the best of the Eisteddfod with performances from piano, vocal, Instrumental, dance, dance troupes, speech, choral and school groups.

Major awards will be presented and our raffle drawn.

It will be a really special night!

More info on our site.

01/09/2026

***SCHOOL DANCE***

Our three days of school dance were incredibly busy and exciting with thousands of people through the doors to participate as performers or to support.

Thank you to all the volunteers who stepped up to make these days run smoothly and thank you to all the teachers for the work they do with the children.

Congratulations to all entrants!

31/08/2026

The Hawkesbury City Eisteddfod is putting on a Gala Concert and Awards Presentation Night on Saturday September 5th at the Windsor Function Centre.

We will be showcasing the best of the best performances from across the whole Eisteddfod, including dance, piano, instrumental, vocal, speech, choral and school groups, as well as presenting all major awards.

It is set to be a brilliant night, celebrating the talent we have in the Hawkesbury and surrounding areas.

More information and ticket link 🔗 on our website.